What if we danced… as in the 18th century?

Published: 04/21/2026

The Research Federation Visual Sciences and Cultures is proud to announce the launch of the dedicated website for the Get In Past project, an unprecedented scientific and artistic adventure.

This interdisciplinary initiative, developed in collaboration with Divertimenty Company, New Atlantis, the Lille Conservatory and the Rencontres Audiovisuelles,aims to revive the baroque dances of the 18th century using cutting-edge technologies: artificial intelligence, computer vision, and virtual reality.

At the heart of Get In Past lies Auguste Ferrère’s 1782 manuscript, which serves as the starting point for a faithful reconstruction of long-forgotten choreographies. Thanks to an AI model trained on the Beauchamp-Feuillet notation system, movements are detected, analyzed, and then interpreted by virtual agents evolving in a 3D-modeled theater. Costumes, sets, and gestures are meticulously recreated through extensive documentary research.

The project’s website invites you to explore:

  • The research process and the technological challenges overcome,
  • The methodologies behind motion capture and 3D modeling,
  • The events and publications resulting from this collaboration.

A project at the crossroads of history, digital technology, and art, perfectly illustrating the richness of the work carried out within the Research Federation Visual Sciences and Cultures.

👉 Discover the project website

Congratulations to the team for bringing this project to life!

Project Coordination

  • Pierre-Henry Bas – Project Leader & Historian, Université de Lille (FR SCV & Hartis)
  • Guillaume Jablonka – Choreographer, Artistic Collaborator, Divertimenty Company
  • Ludivine Panzani – PhD Student, Scientific Collaborator, Université de Lille (Hartis)
  • Yann Coello – Project Leader, Professor, Université de Lille (Scalab / FR SCV)

Team / Production

  • Ali Boulgsoa – Engineer, Computer Vision & Deep Learning, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
  • Florian Caron – Engineer, 3D Modeling, Animation, Texturing, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
  • Paul-Audain Desrosiers – Engineer, Motion Capture, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
  • Julien Dumortier – Engineer, 3D Modeling, Animation, Texturing, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
  • Guillaume Garcia – Engineer, Acoustics & 3D Modeling, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
  • Laurence Willard – Engineer, Motion Capture, Université de Lille (FR SCV)
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